Repair IE 6 without WinXP CD?

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You see, the problem with downloading and reinstalling IE 6 on XP is that almost always, XP has a higher IE 6 version (IE 6 SP2), whereas the one you can download is IE 6 SP1, and you would need to make changes on the registry to allow the installation of an earlier version of IE.

Try the article on the link on top, it works like 8 out of 10 times. You could get lucky for all you know.

it seems my ie6 is being blocked by some software or firewall, I use zonealarm pro…but even if I shutdown the firewall, my ie is not able to access internet where firefox works fine. Should I need to reinstall windows again?

Thanks for the info, but I found a tool called TCP/ IP Optimizer, its great! And after some tweaking with the IP configuration, IE started working again. But the key is to restart windows after any change is done. Otherwise things dont seem to work.

Im having similar problems. i can use internet explorer fine, but when i try to use any high security websites it goes to page not found. hotmail cannot sign in, msn messenger doesn’t work. im using windows xp sp2. the problem started when i tried to install skype. i since, uninstalled it, but it has left IE messed up. please help

I cant open http://www.hotmail.com…when i open it, it just shows continue on the top where is shows the name of the program that is Internet Explorer……Please help immidiately…..anyone who helps me gets a gmail invite…..PLz…..post how to repair or re-install here….or email me- rohin_adalja@hotmail.com . and I hav Windows XP HOme edition Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6…….THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

when trying to open most sites on the side of google/Sponsored Links or other links i recieve error page cannot be displayed so i have to copy and paste the site to the adress bar so it can open please help

If you have internet connectivity issues, after unistalling Internet based Apps/games or spyware use this utility: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
I have used it after fixing several machines with spyware installed. 90% success rate at re-establishing internet connectivity.
Ensure you have removed all spyware first by running X-cleaner, spybot S&D and Ad-aware personal (All free). Each one is better at catching and cleaning different spyware. Run the cleaners in “safe mode” to prevent spyware from loading and blocking the cleaning process. Then run winsockXPFix. (there is also a version available for Win9x/me).
If all else fails attempt to do a system restore back to an earler restore date.

I need to repair install my IE6, but the only problem is that I don’t have the actual CD. It’s built into my computer incase I need to format, but I can’t access it in any way, shape or form. What should I do?

Well I tried all of the recommendations above and none worked for me.
I remember downloading an installation file somewhere on the net
and when run it actually gave the options of Install, Uninstall AND repair.
Now I wish I had that file. It was big – 60 or 70 Mbytes and so did not require the XP CD.

My IE6 stopped working – no internet access. A kind heart suggested accessing the internet by typeing the URL address in the Address bar of “My Computer”, and it worked. I tried with Mozilla and Opera, and all work, except the IE6 (I have MediaCenter OS). I have tried reinstalling but to no avail. So, for emergency, one can use “My Computer” address bar to access the internet to download other web browsers.

Hi, i was trying to clean up my laptop to make it run faster but wen i try to start up, a box pops up saying the application failed to start because shdocvw.dll was not found. Reinstalling may fix the problem. I dont have the software and i cant even get the start menu up. Is there anything you know of that may help?! ITS